Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 8, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-2244
CVE-2010-2244
Description
The AvahiDnsPacket function in avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi 0.6.16 and 0.6.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a DNS packet with an invalid checksum followed by a DNS packet with a valid checksum, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5081.
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Affected products
4- Range: 0.6.16, 0.6.25
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043800.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/043820.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2086nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/4nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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